HATTON v DE LA HOYA at Welterweight is on the cards

[Julius Rain]

I don't think it'll ever happen, oscar is not going to go down at 147 and hatton is too scared to move out of 140 a division he can barely make. hatton would prolly risk going up to 147 only for a big fight like oscar but why not fight a tune up at 147 for now i guess he too scared to end up losing to someone unknown.

[Tysonbruno]

Hatton is'nt even best fighter on his street joking aside how can he say Mayweather fought faded guys when he fought old faded Tszyu who had 1 fight in 23 month then 3 nobs and now another wornout name Castillo

[ICB]

Unbeaten IBO jr welterweight champion Ricky Hatton says Oscar De La Hoya will "use his size and reach" to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night. What's more, 'The Hitman' is targeting the winner.


http://www.fightnews.com/

[THE THIRD MAN]

There is NO way in HELL! ODLH fights at Welter.
I don't think his bones alone weigh 147, sorry to dissapoint you people but it ain't happening. Theres better chances of seeing a elephant ride a unicycle then that fight.

I agree, he walks around at 167 or 170 and was still 158 a week ago!
He isn't fighting Hatton at 147lb. Hatton moves to 154 or forget it!

[TitoFan]

never happen

[The Shadow]

either floyd, mosley oscar beats hatton, I wanted to believe he was a world class fighter Ive seen him fight, hes not.

Hatton is pure shite. Stupid looking bastard would get the beating of his life.

[smashup]

Not a fan then?

[Kel]

Not a fan then?

LOL

[ArawakWarria]

I don't think it'll ever happen, oscar is not going to go down at 147 and hatton is too scared to move out of 140 a division he can barely make. hatton would prolly risk going up to 147 only for a big fight like oscar but why not fight a tune up at 147 for now i guess he too scared to end up losing to someone unknown.

He won't get this fight. His best chance is against Shane, and in that fight he loses. Hatton is done and he knows it. He is saving himself now for the one or two last big fights of his career. That's why he gave up the belt from Urango. He knows he can't contend at 147, but he can earn some money, cant he?

Another note... if he gets caught by Castillo's left hook & tries to do that tying up and walk in routine, Castillo will punish him and Hatton will not finish the fight. Castillo is old, but he is far from done. He started at JuWelt before moving down and winning the title 2x. The struggle for him was the weight, and now JuWelt is a perfect situation for him.

[shza]

I know there are a lot of Brits on here, but honestly, this is laughable. Hatton is unheard of in the states. He's way too little of a name to ever land an Oscar fight--especially given that he doesn't have the personality to play the bad guy, and that Oscar would have to starve himself down to 147. Winky and Cotto both have better shots at an Oscar fight than Hatton does. Shit, Ike Quartey coming off of two straight losses has a better shot. Fat, retired, completely-shot Felix Trinidad does too.

There's absolutely no way this fight will ever happen. I'll take any bet on that anyone's ready to make.

[LegendBoxing65]

These are the fights Oscar would like. Fighting smaller guys who are slower than him. Hatton is too small for Oscar. If Oscar beats Floyd he should fight Wright or someone bigger to make it fair. I know people say Oscar was too small for Bernard. How is that so? He is 158 this week and really is 5-10 1/2. Ray Leonard was 5-10 and Duran was 5-7 1/2... .. Really Oscar should not beat Floyd on Saturday if you look at the fight on paper. The way Oscar has looked lately and in his top fights, he would not beat Floyd. So if he does beat him it is because of the size. I still think Floyd wins this fight on UD or late knockout. But Floyd better stay away from a tall guy with a right hand and who can jab.

[smashup]

If Hatton beats Castillo and looks the b*llocks doing so then i don't see why not
And as for this weight business,well Sugar Shane is at Welter for the forseeable future after fighting DLH at 154 4 years ago and fighting at 154 as recently as a year ago.
So to say it can't be done is b*llshit

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

There is NO way in HELL! ODLH fights at Welter.
I don't think his bones alone weigh 147, sorry to dissapoint you people but it ain't happening. Theres better chances of seeing a elephant ride a unicycle then that fight.

I agree, he walks around at 167 or 170 and was still 158 a week ago!
He isn't fighting Hatton at 147lb. Hatton moves to 154 or forget it!

Belive it or not, Hatton walks around at the same weigh... If not more.

I reckon he could make 147.

Not that i think this fight is a good idea

[smashup]

He could make that weight with ease

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

He could make that weight with ease